Presidential aide assigned as Turkey’s new ambassador to Vatican

Presidential aide assigned as Turkey’s new ambassador to Vatican

ANKARA

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has appointed new ambassadors to its missions across the world, with Foreign Minister MevlütÇavuşoğlu personally notifying the ambassadors on Sept. 13.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s press advisor Lütfullah Göktaş was appointed as Turkey’s new ambassador to the Vatican.

Mehmet Kemal Bozay will be assigned as ambassador of the Permanent Delegation to the EU, Mehmet Samsar will be appointed to Moscow, while Cihad Erginay will be assigned as ambassador to Madrid.

Murat Ateş will be ambassador to Brasilia and Şefik Vural Altay will be assigned as ambassador to Buenos Aires. Kaan Esener is set to be appointed to the permanent representation of Turkey to the Council of Europe.

Ümit Yardım will be assigned to Vienna, while the ministry’s undersecretary, Ümit Yalçın, is set to be appointed to London.